Business/Financial
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Unmanned SystemsAEVEX Completes $600 Million Acquisition Of USV Manufacturer BlackSea
AEVEX Corp. [AVEX] on Tuesday said it has closed its $600 million acquisition of BlackSea Technologies, adding design, development and manufacturing capabilities of unmanned surface vessels (USVs) and unmanned undersea […]
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Bids $11.5 Billion for Cleveland-Based Engine Castings Maker
Cincinnati’s GE Aerospace [GE] said on Tuesday that it is to buy Cleveland-based Consolidated Precision Products (CPP) a 6,600 employee maker of military and commercial engine castings, for $11.5 billion, […]
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SpaceStoke Space Raises $1 Billion As Startup Approaches First Launch
Stoke Space on Tuesday said it has raised $1 billion in a new funding round that will help support the first launch of its Nova rocket in early 2027 and […]
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Air ForceL3Harris Announces Production Completion of First 35 Viper Shields
L3Harris Technologies [LHX] said on Sept. 3 that it has finished production of the first 35 AN/ALQ-254 Viper Shield electronic warfare and countermeasure systems in a planned buy of 233 […]
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Unmanned SystemsSoftware And Robotics Company XTEND Set For Public Debut Following Reverse Merger
XTEND AI Robotics, the new name for XTEND following a reverse merger with JFB Construction Holdings, on Friday will begin trading on the New York Stock Exchange with new resources […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyHermeus Selects Anduril’s Mission Autonomy Platform For Unmanned Supersonic Aircraft
Anduril Industries has been selected by unmanned supersonic aircraft developer Hermeus to integrate its Lattice mission autonomy software on the Quarterhorse Mk2 aircraft to enable collaborative missions with a nod […]
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Air ForceGE Aerospace Continues XA102 Work, Looks for Future USAF Timeline Guidance
LYNN, Mass.—GE Aerospace [GE] said that it is working on hardware and supplemental testing for the company’s XA102 engine to meet timelines the U.S. Air Force lays out for the […]
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Unmanned SystemsHeven AeroTech Opens New Drone Manufacturing Facility In Virginia
Heven AeroTech, which is focused on the development and manufacture of hydrogen-powered drones, is operating a 56,000 square foot production facility in Northern Virginia, adding to its existing manufacturing capacity. […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyStartup Energetics Manufacturer CMG Raises $10 Million In Seed Round
Critical Materials Group (CMG), a startup developing a modular, automated production platform for energetics used in explosives, has raised $10.3 million in a seed round led by Overmatch Ventures to […]
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PentagonGE Aerospace Plans to Flight Test HyCAT Hypersonic Test Bed in 2028
LYNN, Mass.—GE Aerospace [GE] said on Monday that the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded the company a prime contract for an all-up-round (AUR) hypersonic test bed under the […]